WWE Raw: Saved by the old heroes.

I watched WWE RAW yesterday for the first time in a month.

The storylines were of course converging towards Wrestlemania 23 coming next April 1st. All of them? Well, in fact not all of them. For some mysterious reason, Chris Masters issued once again a master lock challenge...and once again it was boring as hell. And to add insult to injury, commentator Jim Ross still says that the master lock have not been broken by anyone yet. In fact, I was reading earlier that last week Chris Masters could not apply his master lock on The Great Khali because of his monstruous size. Over 7 feet tall and over 500 pounds IS indeed monstruous. So once again, Masters was boring as hell...but we are used to it.

So basically the show was saved by the good old wrestlers that made RAW so entertaining. First, a surprize appearance by The Rock. Hidden behind a newspaper, the fans exploded when he showed his face. Then he told the fans about his predictions for the upcoming Donald Trump/Vince McMahon Wrestlemania challenge...saying that Vince will be shaved bald. The Rock also gave the fans his good old list of catch phrases from: Layeth the smacketh down to: If you smell lalalalalala what The Rock is cooking.

Then came the unveiling of other names for the upcoming WWE Hall of Fame induction. Among others this week: Mr. Fuji, a wrestler that later became a very successful (and very evil) manager. A well deserved nomination. I never really saw Mr. Fuji wrestle, but I remember him well as a manager. (god I hated him when he was cheating)

To finish the show, there was the contract signing for the Wrestlemania 23 match between Vince McMahon and Donald Trump. But the man that assured the show was the match guest referee, none other than Stone Cold Steve Austin making a waited comeback appearance on RAW. Stone Cold came in the ring and did what he always does...Arrive, RAISE HELL, leave.

During the time he was in the ring, he made sure that both parts understood who was going to be in charge for the big match. He first made himself clear in Trump face then did his number on Vince for the delight of the crowd and for old times sake.

So luckily for the fans, a bunch of good old performers made sure the show did not sink into boredom. Orton, Edge and Chris Masters should start to take some notes...